Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-02-19

I'll 70 the front with sympathy and gen-
erous offers Of assistance.
Hon. James A. Ward, of Sioux Falls,
came anu went, and but few in the city
knew of his presence. His business
was purely Of . private nature, but he
early enlisted in the cause Of the
Dawes bill by the indefatigable Mcclure
of Pierre.
BY the way, that same man Mcclure
is u wonderful worker. He never seems
to tire, aud no amount OF discourage
ment daxzies or d,.zes him. He can
stanl up aud Look WellOOrm in tue face,
smiling all the time, whiie Weliborn re-
pests his promises for the million, b
tune to call up the Dawes bill aui have
il passed. Wsilborn's PROMISES have
beeu covered with chestnut burrs for .:
long time. They are ancient N the .heo-
logical arguments ot the rhomisls aud
Scotists. Mcclure believes thxt Well
born Is in earnest. McManima' whu
went homo long ago, sizes the III .tter up
right. He has uo more faith Ia Well.
born's promises than the devil has iu
holy water AZ u meaus Of putting out the
ire in the Internal regions. It Is no,
unlikely that McManima il right. Yet,
AFTER all, Mcclure may Ue not TAR wrong,
No man cal toll whether Wsllborn IL Y
sprite Of health Or q goblin. The fact /.
that YOUR correspondent has no opiuiou
on the subject. Aayos Weliborn II =
much abused aud misunderstood IMAM
But th. fact remains that he has beeu
promising to call up the Dawes bill eve,
since the 18th Ut last May. aud the bill
still sleeps III the committees room. In
The language of scripture, .By this time
it slinks.h."
A visiting Dakotian fixes up Gov.
Church . sla, . for hiul ~ follows: Au.
disor, NJ. H. DAY; treasurer, john K
wilson; attorney general, c. b. Pratt;
commissioner Of immigration, Goddard,
Of Sioux Falls. ..This," says the slate.
quaker. "wiM give representation u
every section " the territory. 1t il y
good slate; aud will prove acceptable "
the people. But, for my own part, I'd
rather be anything else than governor
Of Dakota, TO .ay. No matter who sh.l
be appointed. there will be Dissatisfaction
aud hesrt-burnings. Tho governor can
not please everybody. He has y hard
job Oh his hands, aud deserves sympa-
thy. Look out for the klckers. Lol
them be spotted. Every u.an who con-.
mo,'ces to hate aud abuse the governor
after tie appointments are made, should
be put dow" AS a disappointed office
seeker. l expect Boynton will ge: .
railroad conn issionership; although
connot say that l ain very strongly in
favor of putting old WORKOUT mon inlo
such responsible Positions. Ordway
Johnson will he appointed to %obsvurity:
= position which he csn nil very we'll.
That Latter remark was unkinl: bat the
man has never been friendly to john.
son.
Hon. WIN. NJ. Springer, Of Illinois,
recently Told severAl friends that his om.
nibus bill vas prepared and presented
for the sole purpose of keeping Dakots
o 1t Of the union. How do you like that
sort Of . states,nanf 1t is not because
he Is a Dem ,crat. rhera are rs mean
republicans as he. hut they have mo-
shown up in Dakota affairs recently.
II this statement be true. there should
be u large AMI well selected assortment
Of decayed hen fruit prepared for the
purpose Of decorating Springer with, II
he should ever enter the boundaries Of
the EN- ;,ire.
A Democrat recently went to see the
postmaster general FOR the purpose oi
90 :uring the removal Of George HopE
f."m the Bookings %post-ottice. Youl
CO respondent was not far away from
him, being fullx aware of his nefari"u.
mission. The postmaster general as.
sureti him when he presented his charges
that there were charges enough on lille
already; but that no removal il con,em
plated. He further said that II. is his in
ten ion and the desire Of the president
to allow presi iential postmasters 10 serve
o 1t their terms. There il u gentleman
here who takes a great deal of lnteres
in Dakota postmasters and does u Ereal
deal of effective. work in the matter o.
G leckmating the ofiice-seekers whet
thew come here with their charges an,
specifications. Hence, the Dakota pres
idential ~postmasters are cared for in
very excellent way; and no one knows
who defends them, nor what line Of ar
gument Is used for their protection
But, 1t is very effective.
Society Is swimming along In q NAKED
sort Of q manner this winter. It 10 hare
to draw the line in the matter Of woman,
dressing. The general opinion among
the men seems to DO that the won,er
would look better entirely naked. They
only 30 half naked al 1t is, and no ont
can tell just how they would look with
any clothes at all. Their busts and
neck are bare. and their dresses are be-
coming shorter with each reception. I
wo I'D save . great deal Of money anc
much annoyance, II they would leay'
their slim and thin dresses at home en-
tirely.
To XIII 0ophers.
Here ia the way in which one Mime
sofa farmer gets rid Of gophen. TIL
came means. { drp"ring of thi. Isst i
ais, in use in California I some extern,
To N pound {" cheap gunpowder adj
- ~ $4,000 ~